Safeway is selling 3 apples for $2.99, how much would it cost for 50 apples?

Question

Safeway is selling 3 apples for $2.99, how much would it cost for 50 apples?

Answer 1

1. Compute cost per apple:

 

Total Cost: $2.99

Number of Apples: 3

 

Cost per Apple: $2.99/3 = 0.9967

 

2. Given the cost per apple, we can now calculate the total cost for 50 apples:

 

0.9967 x 50 = $49.833